Serial: 4Q Episode Nos. 440, 441, 442, and 443. Title: The Face of Evil
The Doctor arrives in an alien jungle, where he meets a young warrior woman named Leela, cast
out from the Tribe of Sevateem for speaking out against an ongoing holy war being fought to free
the "god" Xoanon. He is surprised to find that the tribe think that he is the Evil One who holds
Xoanon prisoner, and he is further confused by the face on a massive idol of the Evil One carved
into a nearby mountainside, for it is his own....
This story marks the debut of Louise Jameson as Leela.
starring Tom Baker as Doctor Who and introducing Louise Jameson as Leela.
Written by Chris Boucher, Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe, and Directed by Pennant Roberts.
Originally
transmitted from
DVD Features:
- All 4 episodes of the story
digitally remastered and restored.
- Graphical menus, episode and scene
selection features, and subtitles for the hearing
impaired.
- Optional commentary track with a rotation of
contributors. They are actors Louise
Jameson (Leela), Leslie Schofield (Calib),
David Garfield (Neeva), Mike Elles
(Gentek), and Harry H Fielder (Assassin), producer Philip Hinchcliffe, and film
cameraman John McGlashan. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
- Information Text subtitles
option. Displays
pop-up production trivia throughout the story.
- Into the Wild. A 25-minute making-of featurette. Features interviews with producer
Philip Hinchcliffe, director Pennant Roberts, actors Louise
Jameson and Anthony
Frieze (young
voice of Xoanon), visual effects designer Mat Irvine,
and production
designer Austin Ruddy.
- From the Cutting Room Floor. 9 minutes of mute 16mm film trims.
- Tomorrow's Times: The Fourth Doctor. Wendy Padbury
presents 14 minutes of
press clippings from throughout Tom Baker's era as the
Doctor.
- Doctor Who Stories: Louise Jameson. A 17-minute interview with Louise Jameson
recorded in 2003.
- Swap Shop. A
4-1/2 minute segment from this 1977 BBC program where Louise
Jameson was
interviewed.
- Denys Fisher Toys
Advert. A 30-second ad for a 1977 Doctor Who toy line which
included a Leela doll.
- Photo Gallery. 6 minutes of photo stills taken during the
production of the story.
-
PDF Files. The Radio Times listings are
available as a .pdf file if you put the disc
into
a computer. Also available are promotional materials from the Typhoo Tea
Packet
promotion.
- Coming Soon Trailer for the
forthcoming DVD of The Dæmons.
